Press Release

Many people still don't really understand what I do at work with my education (other than the fact that I make maps, in general terms), so I thought I would post this press release. It's kinda interesting (to me anyways... and my mom). It's just one example, but it's written in a language that will make sense to you.

Home Depot Canada Maps National Delivery Fee System with Help from DMTI Spatial™

Markham, ON September 12, 2006 - DMTI Spatial, Canada’s leading provider of comprehensive geospatial products and services is pleased to announce that Home Depot Canada, a division of the world's largest home improvement retailer has implemented DMTI Spatial’s digital map data services to optimize and standardize their home delivery services.

DMTI Spatial services assist Home Depot Canada by providing an effective means of presenting their national delivery fees structure. Home Depot Canada’s employees now have the ability to provide their customers with clear, illustrative, and standardized pricing based on their customers postal code location.

These maps represent a nationally consistent delivery fee structure; distributed across 123 outlets nationwide. The delivery zone mapping supports Home Depot Canada's leading customer service and satisfaction policies.

"Customers can receive the cost of a delivery to their home or business instantly," said Jason Brown, Delivery Services Manager of Home Depot Canada. "With the assistance of DMTI Spatial, our store staff can quickly ascertain the location and the cost to ship products from the retail outlet to the customers’ given shipping destination."

By providing custom mapping of their delivery zones, DMTI Spatial map services reduced the time of Home Depot’s previous mapping efforts by 50%. Consequently, the delivery zone standardization and reduction in time provided a tremendous return on investment to the Delivery Services Division’s bottom line, supplying the department with a substantial cost savings.

See! I am doing something good in this world! Anyways, hehe, sorry I don't have anything more entertaining for you today... maybe later.